Minnesota Scholarships

Scholarships for students Minnesota. Some scholarships specifically open to Minnesota students, and others give preference to students in Minnesota.

Richard and Louise Varco ScholarshipSponsor: Richard and Louise Varco Scholarship Fund, Saint Paul and Minnesota Communication FoundationAmount: Up to $5,000Closing Date: February 25, 2019Description: Scholarship is open to students who plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate, graduate or professional level study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school in Minnesota for the entire 2019-2020 academic year. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA OR be a worker displaced under extraordinary circumstances.

Four Promises ScholarshipSponsor: UNCFAmount: VariesClosing Date: February 28, 2019Description: Scholarship is open to African American and Hispanic graduating high schools seniors from Minnesota. Applicant must be attending a UNCF college or university or an HBCU in 2019-2020

Bennett Clayton Foundation Scholarship ProgramSponsor: Bennett Clayton FoundationAmount: $3,000Closing Date: March 1, 2019Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and undergraduates who reside in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, or South Dakota who have been diagnosed as having Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI).

Catch a Break! ScholarshipSponsor: Catch a Break!Amount: Up to $10,000Closing Date: March 15, 2019Description: Scholarship is open to incoming college freshmen who will be 21 years of age or younger when they enroll. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen and a Minnesota resident attending a public college or university in Minnesota. Applicant must have faced challenges in their life and have a household income that shows significant stress/challenge in paying for college

High School Senior ScholarshipsSponsor: Compeer FinancialAmount: $1,500Closing Date: March 15, 2019Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who have been accepted into an agriculture or agriculture-related curriculum at a university, college or community college. Applicant must be a resident of Compeer Financial’s 144 county territory (Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin).

William C. and Corinne J. Dietrich Scholarship ProgramSponsor: The Saint Paul & Minnesota Community FoundationsAmount: Up to $10,000Closing Date: March 15, 2019Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors attending a public high school in Minnesota who can demonstrate financial need.

Burlington North Santa Fe (BNSF) Foundation ScholarshipSponsor: American Indian Science and Engineering Society | Burlington North Santa Fe FoundationAmount: $2,500Closing Date: March 31, 2019Description: Scholarship is open to Native American, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians who are graduating high school seniors and live in a state serviced by BNSF (Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, and Washington). Applicant must be planning to study Business, Finance, Mathematics, Natural/Physical Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Education, Medicine, or Health Administration.

SFM Foundation ScholarshipSponsor: SFM FoundationAmount: Up to $10,000Closing Date: March 31, 2019Description: Scholarship is open to incoming and current undergraduate students in Minnesota and Iowa who are a dependent of a worker injured or killed in a work-related accident during the course and scope of employment in their state.

EMPOWER ScholarshipsSponsor: Courage Kenny Rehabilitation InstituteAmount: VariesClosing Date: April 15, 2019Description: Scholarship is open to ethnically diverse students who have been accepted to or enrolled in a post-high school program and planning to pursue a career in a medical or rehabilitation field. Applicant must be a resident of Minnesota or Western Wisconsin OR attending school in Minnesota or Western Wisconsin.

UNICO National ScholarshipsSponsor: UNICOAmount: VariesClosing Date: April 15, 2019Description: Scholarships are open to graduating high school seniors and current undergraduate and graduate students who live in a state of an active UNICO Chapter. Most scholarships are open to students of Italian heritage, but there are some open to all ethnicities. In addition to general scholarships, there are scholarships open specifically to Engineering, Fine Arts, Italian Studies, Medical, Nursing, and Science majors.

Bob Bennett Memorial ScholarshipSponsor: Unity One Credit UnionAmount: Up to $1,000Closing Date: April 26, 2019Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students who will be enrolled during the 2019-2020 academic year. Applicant must be a member in good standing of Unity One Credit Union (Texas, Minnesota, & Kansas).